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04 March 2025 : Original article  

Herbal Medicine Use Among Transplant Recipients in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and Risk Awareness

Bassem A. Almalki ACDEF 1*, Fawaz M. Alotaibi ACD 1, Mohammed Aldholmi ORCID logo DE 2, Yousef S. Alqarni A 1, Sawsan M. Kurdi E 3, Mohammed M. Alsultan ORCID logo AC 1, Wafa A. Alzlaiq E 1, Mansour M. Alotaibi CDE 4, Noor M. Alashi ABD 5, Fatimah S. Alzahrani BE 5, Nouf E. Alotaibi ORCID logo AB 6, Mohamed A. Albekery ORCID logo DE 7, Sarah A. Albilal ORCID logo ABE 8, Khawla M. Kahtani B 8, Mohammed Abdelgawad Gafar BCF 9, Sahar M. Al-Mowaina BEF 10, Ahmed K. Alalawi B 1, Abdullah A. Alshehab BDEF 1, Ahmed J. Aljasem BDEF 1, Abdulkareem M. Albekairy ACDF 11

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.947275

Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e947275

Figure 3 Patients attitude regarding the safety and effectiveness of herbal supplementsThis bar graph illustrates patients’ attitudes toward the safety and effectiveness of herbal supplements. Responses are categorized into 3 groups: “Disagree or Strongly Disagree”, “Neutral”, and “Agree or Strongly Agree”. The highest agreement was for consulting medical staff about herbal supplement use (81%), while the lowest was for believing that herbal supplements are safer than manufactured medications (15%). The figure was created using Microsoft® Excel for Mac, Version 16.92 (24120731), Microsoft Corporation.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358